[I] take inspiration from kids. ... They're very honest in how they act and how they are in the world.

When you're in the position I'm in, you have two options: you can either shut yourself off from everybody, from the world, and not live a full life. Or you welcome everybody into your life and occasionally somebody will try to take advantage.

I'm quite confident, but I don't fancy myself. I don't really care about how I look.

My parents were what I like to call proper musical fans. Lots of Sondheim was played in the car.

I've not got a girlfriend at the moment. Somebody said, 'Do you worry girls are just giving you attention because of who you are?' I was like, 'I'm 17, it's wonderful.'

When you get as lucky as I got, you have to work as hard as possible to earn that luck.

Because of the life I've had, I'd grown up quicker than most people.